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The number of 500 was just used as an example by Elverno in his post. That said, it is possible that 500+ were struck. Rarity of tokens/medals is judged by the numbers that are estimated to have survived in collectible condition , as it is seldom know how many were struck. The monetary value of one of these in "rather poor condition" would be minimal. Without a picture it is very hard to give value on medals/tokens. Its value lies more in the history it contains. This link http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,31511.msg199025.html#msg199025 is of one of my posts which gives some background to the medal and includes tales of smuggling, gold & powerful people.

It appears to just be a tourist piece, for use as a key fob & chain, not a genuine byzantine coin. I am no expert but I believe I am right, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

It is BHM#1418 by T. Halliday, listed as WM. N. The Paul Pry was first issued on 21st Feb. 1830 and ran till the 13th Mar. 1831, when it merged with The Intelligence, which only lasted till July 24th the same year, 1831. Both newspapers were owned by the same person. 1830 figures for total number Government stamps issued for London newspapers. *Paul Pry and Intelligence.......99,718. * = same owner. cost, Intelligence 222 pounds, 5 shillings, Paul Pry 23 pounds, 12 shillings and 6 pence. This is my example, which I acquired in 2008 and your post prompted me to finally take some pictures of it, thanks. The Paul Pry was named for a theatrical character, who was always poking his nose into other people's business. There are many cartoons of the character & some tokens. Here is one token that, again, I had not got around to taking pics until your post, so thanks again! O. Figure of Paul Pry, with Eye Glasses in left Hand, and an Umbrella under right Arm, "Just drop't in Hope I don't intrude" his catch phrase. T.W.I. below R. A Crown, within a Wreath of Roses, Thistles, and Shamrocks. Batty #2467, not listed in gilt(though #2470 with different reverse is) 22mm by Thomas Wells Ingram. "John Liston as Paul Pry circa 1825" by Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC (Julie Ainsworth, photographer) - http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/8390c7 (stable URL for high-resolution zoomable version). Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Liston_as_Paul_Pry_circa_1825.jpg#/media/File:John_Liston_as_Paul_Pry_circa_1825.jpg

That's a great catch.

You are correct as to the number of bees, I suspect it is just a variant die. I would be more than happy to accept it as F. 5438 though you could PM Ian, as I believe he has Mitchener, which might have it listed. For what its worth, I am sure it is a genuine piece

5438 is listed as C7 jaune, for brass, normal called laiton in French. Cuivre jaune is literally copper yellow, so in this instance C jaune = brass. . A brass example from a different reverse bee hive die http://www.cgb.fr/corporations-le-corps-des-marchands-reunis,fjt_05787,a.html A copper example 5437, which appears to match your reverse bee hive http://www.montay-numismatique.fr/jeton-corps-marchands-runis-p-11282.html So I think you are okay!

Need to know denomination or size and metal.

The farthing is a Conder Token(named after James Conder, "An arrangement of Provincial Coins, tokens, and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size" , more correctly known as an 18th Century Provincial Token, which is a bit long winded so conder works. Not to be confused with Condor, which is a bird. 15 or more likely 15a as it appears to have non-milled rounded edge. The large flan is 24mm, the small 22mm. 15a large is common, 15a small is rare. The 15 milled only comes in large flan and is scarce. The first is a Bank of Upper Canada token. In 1850, the Bank of Upper Canada received the right to issue a coinage due to a severe coin shortage. The coinage consisted of 1/2 Penny and 1 Penny Bank Tokens. The obverse of the coins carried a representation of St.George slaying the dragon based on Benedetto Pistrucci's gold sovereign coinage design. The reverse of the coins carried the then obsolete Coat-of-Arms of Upper Canada. The 1850 issue was struck at the Royal Mint, London, but the coins did not arrive in Canada until 1851.

It is Isaac Newton by Christian Ironside, the British Museum has a bronze example http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3129532&partId=1&searchText=ironside+newton&page=1 takes a while to load. Here is the image

You guys are all so nice

BHM#46 1761 Gilded AE, 25mm RR., by? BHM#79 1762, Br, 25mm N., by? BHM#87 1763, Br, 25mm R., by? Though the engravers for all 3 of these medals are listed as unknown, it is apparent they are all by the same hand, no one seems to have noted that fact, can I claim the discovery of a small series of medals Brown does point out the error of calling Frederick D. of Gloucester, he was in fact Duke of York.

A beauty, I like the toned storm cloud on the reverse!

All in my backyard, which is a lot of work but helps keep me fit! Thanks guys, here is a combined image of 2 photos from early spring with the apple tree in full blosssom. A northern flicker, what a striking bird. and one of the wild bunnies, looks like he is poking his(green) tongue out. A rare visitor, a Brown Thrasher, they are a very hard bird to get a good picture of because they skulk in thick undergrowth mostly, this one had a dip in the bird-bath and was drying in the sun Another fledgling.......Cowbird.

Fledgling Baltimore Oriole, my backyard. For the first time, the woodpeckers have decided that what is okay for the Orioles is okay for them too!. Not to be out done, even though there are humming-bird feeders. Chippy watches all this audacity with amazement, oblivious to the fact he is not a bird!!! Fledgling female Rose Breasted Grosbeak. Fledgling Robin, but he already knows the value of a good umbrella.

Try this link Suz, http://www.wnccoins.com/0029.htm and welcome

A slightly better example!

Fauver: Geo III-1b, 1801 19.5mm brass R-6. Batty 2083.

Would need pictures of your example to give an opinion. Here is my bronze example this is a restrike, the ponticon is so weakly struck so cannot tell what it is but the colour is the old chocolate patination so I assume circa 1845. The one on the link you posted is way over priced, in my opinion.

I do not know, but I noticed the reference was from Puddester, = "British India Historical Medals by R.P. Puddester" so that would be the place to look for any other medals using the same bust & script type, where there is perhaps the perfect match. http://www.ebay.com/itm/MEDALS-OF-BRITISH-INDIA-VOL-1-BY-ROBERT-P-PUDDESTER-/230464995423 http://www.amazon.co.uk/British-India-Historical-Medals-Puddester/dp/095113082X

Got it!!! http://www.gold-stater.com/modern-coins.html astounding find, congratulations, glad to have been of help The gothic script is rotated slightly so your die was not actually used to strike this medal but was probably part of the overall process, or there is another obscure Indian Victoria medal out there.

This appears to be the identical bust, INDIAN MEDALS. Jubbulpore Exhibition, Bronze Medal, 1866, by W Wyon, bust of Queen Victoria to left, rev female figure of Industry laureates a woman standing before her, 43mm. I suspect that your die was never actually used but the bust was. The English Wyon medals used the Latin REGINA, but some of the Indian medals used QUEEN. I suggest that you send images to the British Museum. Good luck, quite an astounding find.

Just to make it easier to compare, This is not listed in BHM, there is only one smaller medal that has VICTORIA QUEEN and she is bare headed & the inscription is not gothic , and the military medals all seem to use REGINA not QUEEN.

One on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VATICAN-MEDAL-Ioannes-Pavlvs-II-Pont-Max-/301277471819

A very rough & ready Photoshop image(prompted by a comment of Figleaf on another forum), by rotating the edge lettering relative to the central image it looks so much better. This appears to be another piece by the same unknown engraver, after having a "dry lunch", also unlisted and unfortunately not mine http://http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces63534.html http://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=394470&inventory_id=397281&attribution_id=404624&td_create_uid=2933

The rarity rating in Brown's British Historical Medals ranges from; CC = very common C = common N = normal R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare RRRR = highest rarity He himself assigns no exact numbers to the ratings, but it is assumed RRRR. is unique to 9, RRR. 10-20 etc. This might appear to be out of line with Norway's RRR. 2-3 but allowance must be made for population difference, approx 5 million to England's 53 million.